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Changing the Narrative: Understanding Systemic Racism

Article Date
August 27, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. - As we wrap up this year’s Summer Reading program, this year’s theme, “Imagine Your Story” has taken on new meanings for many as our patrons voraciously read through new adventures, took literary journeys, and learned about other...

What Impact has COVID-19 had on South Carolina Employment?

Article Date
August 26, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the U.S. economy unlike any other event in 2020. It has caused business shutdowns, supply chain disruptions, travel bans, social distancing orders, and, overwhelming health impacts. Profits are down or...

Celebrate Women’s Equality Day with these great reads

Article Date
August 26, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. – One hundred years ago, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution became official, the final step in a long process to give women the legal right to vote.

It’s Women’s Equality Day and we’re celebrating with a book list full of...

12 pandemic-escaping sci-fi books to take you to another world

Article Date
August 18, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. - No one knows books and gives better recommendations than librarians. That's one of our favorite things to do, and we spend a lot of time researching and reading new books and old ones to keep our recommendations fresh. 

With our...

Bee Jackson’s 1926 Visit to Charleston: Behind the Scenes

Article Date
August 14, 2020

In mid-April of 1926, a professional dancer from Brooklyn named Bee Jackson paid a brief but memorable visit to the Charleston area. Highlights of that event were captured in professionally staged photos and even silent moving pictures, but the...